My doctor said I'm the most active person he has ever treated, and he has to constantly remind himself that I am older than him. He knows I did weight training and serious mountain biking, and that I wanted to continue to do so. He also said I could mountain bike on the last day of my trial implant, and I did.

I had my implant almost three weeks ago. Both my doctor and SCS rep said I could resume activities at eight weeks. Until I found this site a few days ago I had never heard of the lead vs. paddle distinction. According to what people here are saying I have the lead type. However, the Medtronic website seems to use the word paddle differently than is used here. I just emailed my Medtronic rep to ask for an explanation. I'll let you know when he gets back to me.

I felt really confident my doctor knew what he was doing and he understood my goals. But after he made his diagnosis and treatment plan he sent me to Stanford U., where two other doctors both said he was one of the best at this.